Senior Project Manager (Transmission Infrastructure)

Location: Must be based in one of the Scottish locations and spend 50% of the working week in the office in Perth, Inverness or Aberdeen.

Salary: £59,800–£89,800 depending on skills and experience, plus car allowance, performance-related bonus and benefits.

Company

hirify.global owns and operates the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland and develops infrastructure supporting the energy transition.

What you will do

• Lead the civils package for a major East Coast substation project, covering large-scale earthworks and primary equipment installation.
• Own delivery through procurement, construction, testing and handover in line with approved execution plans, commercial strategies, time, cost and quality requirements.
• Ensure safety, health, wellbeing and environmental performance comply with SSEN systems, CDM Regulations and large capital project governance.
• Manage contracts, suppliers, scope, cost, programme, performance, risks and opportunities, including support for regulatory submissions and project funding.
• Coordinate with internal teams, contractors, consents, land, local authorities and affected stakeholders on planning conditions, permits, wayleaves, traffic management and environmental controls.
• Lead and motivate a multidisciplinary team while promoting collaboration, continuous improvement and lessons learned.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience delivering large-scale civil engineering projects or major work packages safely, on time and to cost and quality standards in a regulated environment such as transmission, utilities, construction, oil and gas or nuclear.
• Proven people leadership capability and a strong commitment to health, safety and wellbeing.
• Relevant engineering, construction or project management qualification, or equivalent experience.
• Sound engineering or construction knowledge, including environmental and health and safety legislation such as CDM 2015.
• Contractual management experience; NEC3 is preferred.
• Ability to plan, forecast and control costs and integrated programmes.
• Experience working within robust governance and reporting frameworks in regulated settings, including accountability for significant budgets, ideally £30m or more.
• Ability to identify, prioritise and manage delivery risks across multiple workstreams.
• Open, inclusive and collaborative approach, with strong communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships across multidisciplinary teams and geographically diverse locations.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent and fixed-term contracts are available; the role is full time with Flexible First working options.
• Benefits include private healthcare and gym membership discounts, online GP access, 24/7 counselling, interest-free technology and transport loans, and a Cycle to Work scheme.
• Family benefits include maternity and adoption pay and paternity leave.
• Equal opportunity employer providing reasonable adjustments and an inclusive workplace.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted online only through the Apply Now option.
• Applicants will be contacted after the closing date, which is 23 November 2026 at 23:55 GMT.
• Successful candidates must complete criminality and credit checks before starting.